"Even though you want to help Magnus to get his magic power back, but I believe there's must have another way round. Why do you choose to sacrifice Lydia's life?" Alec asked in frustration tone.
The rest of young shadowhunters looked at each other, their glares were full of sadness and angst too.
"This should not be like this." Magnus's bloodshot eyes looked at his brother's back. "Kazaf, you can't do this to me. I never want to get my power back if I knew someone else will need to die for me."
With a deep groan, Kazaf took a few breathes before he finally able to get used to the pain that he suffered now. Then, instead of replying the young one questions, Kazaf summoned an angel for assistance.
"Kazaf." There's an angel with gorgeous pure white wings, who dressed in the Mundane casual look appeared as she respond to Kazaf's summoning request.
The young shadowhunters gasped and stunned immediately.
"Aunty Ray…" Magnus looked in shocked totally. He knew this angel well, she is known as the angel of death by people. An angel assigned by The God to handle the death related matters. Also, this Angel's full name is Azrael, who is one of Asmodeus's siblings, Magnus and Kazaf's aunty too.
"Magnus!?" Angel Azrael looked surprised when she noticed Magnus. "Okay. What now? Anyone cares to explain?"
"I need little help here." Kazaf swallowed hard and pointed to the Lydia's bloody mess body which he caused.
"Oh my… The Nephilim." Angel Azrael gasped. "Kazaf, please tell me that this is not the reason why you summon me."
"Come on, just do it. I owe you this time." Kazaf panting tiredly as he looked up at Angel Azrael.
"Did you get injured or hurt by anything? What've you done, Kazaf? You look like you will be fainted at any time. It's not a good sign to me." Angel Azrael kneeled behind Kazaf, then checked on her nephew carefully.
"Lilith's blood oath curses…" Angel Azrael murmured once she noticed the cursed mark on Kazaf's chest. "How come this thing get activated? You need to give me a proper explanation, Kaz."
"What blood oath? What do you mean, aunty Ray?" Magnus raised his voice as he walking quickly to Kazaf too.
"I'm fine. Please just help me to bring back the little girl." Said Kazaf.
Meanwhile, Magnus already reached Kazaf. He kneeled down beside Angel Azrael, also looked at the curse mark on Kazaf's chest. "What the hell that you've done? Kazaf, you seriously need to give me some explanation!"
Kazaf took a deep breath. "Come on, Ray. You should know this mark won't kill me right now. I just have one single request, please help me revive her life." Kazaf said in a pleading tone.
Angel Azrael gave a soft glare on Lydia's dead body. The compassion to the death and the ability of healing are always her specialized natural skills. "Your father certainly will kill me." She sighed but decided to use her power to assist Kazaf anyway.
"Thanks." Kazaf replied in a tired tone.
After that, Lydia suddenly woke up in her own blood stains. She looked at everyone in shock and her facial expression full of blurry confusion.
"Lydia!" The young shadowhunters surrounded at Lydia immediately.
On the other hand, Magnus tried to get answer from Kazaf at the same time.
"I'm waiting for your explanation, Kazaf!"
Kazaf shook his head lightly. "I'm afraid that I really need some rest now. Can you wait for a little longer time…?" Once Kazaf has done saying these, he direct collapsed in Angel Azrael's hands.
"KAZAF!" Magnus's worried screams attracted Alec's attraction easily.
"What happened to him?" Alec rushed to Magnus's side as well.
"I don't know…" Magnus looked up at Angel Azrael, hoped that she can tell him something useful.
However, the sad thing is Angel Azrael also looked as blur as Magnus. She quite nervous and worried about Kazaf's condition too.
"Magnus, we need to bring Kazaf to somewhere else, before we able to figure out the next moves." Angel Azrael said.
"Sure. I think it's better that we bring him back to my loft." Said Magnus firmly.
Angel Azrael nodded. "Then, we will go to your place."
"I…" Alec looked around the messes, feeling worried to take his leave now, which made him not sure what to do.
"Don't worry, Alexander. I think you should stay at here as well. Let us keep in touch if any updates later." Magnus said in a soft tone, full of understanding.
Alec nodded. "Thank you. I promised that I'll be fast. Once settled all the things here, then I will go back to you."
Magnus nodded in a soft wry smile. "Sure. See you then."
Magnus always know his brother Kazaf is a troublemaker like him. However, he never thinks that Kazaf will be so dumb like now. What a fool!
Magnus's loft.
"Are you crazy? What made you do such promises with Lilith and even gave her a chance to mark the cursed blood oath on you!?" Magnus shouted out loud uncontrollably as he really can't accept his brother's stupidity.
Kazaf didn't reply anything. He just sitting on the bed, back against the bed headboard.
"If you don't want to let your father know about this, then why you telling me? Ash will definitely killing us…" Angel Azrael said worriedly. She always knows that how much Asmodeus caring to his sons.
"It's my least concern now." Kazaf sighed. "I did killed Jonathan. I bet Lilith is now making her way to me."
"Then, what makes you stupid enough to kill her son? You saved the boy's life before, no matter how we tried to convince and tried to stop you. But now, you just kill him for… for what reasons again?" Angel Azrael asked eagerly.
"He bond himself with the curses of Nephilim's life. I've got no choice but have to do this to get Magnus's power back." Kazaf said.
"What? What Magnus's power?" Angel Azrael looked at Magnus and asked. "Did you lost your power?"
"I got it back already. Whatever, Kazaf, we need to make this clear. I don't think my power can be used as your funny excuses." Magnus hissed. "Now my concern is what makes you crazy enough to kill yourself as you already know what cost will be needed to pay once you killed Jonathan!"
"It's all my faults that Jonathan living in such miserable life." Kazaf said quietly. "I have the obligation to stop this vicious circle."
Angel Azrael shook her head. "No. So, it's not really all because of Magnus, right? Kazaf, you are trying to 'save' the boy by killing him. But this is just ain't right… As we both know that the boy should facing his own karma, and those are not your faults to take his responsibility on the blood debts that he had caused."
Magnus sighed worriedly. "Is there anything to remove this blood oath curses? You are an angel, damn powerful indeed. So, you will be alright, right? You will get through this whatever stupid blood curses!"
Angel Azrael and Kazaf echanged a silent look.
"What? Speak out! You both know that I can't read your minds, right?" Magnus spoke angrily.
With a small sigh, Angel Azrael told Magnus gently. "We will find a way out. But now, Magnus you need to keep an eye on your big brother for me, assist to take care of him for us, okay?"
Kazaf rolled his eyes. "Aunty Ray. I'm not that weak, okay?"
"Of course, you are strong and powerful. But when the things come to Lilith, your mind will immediately out of services and lost function." Angel Azrael put her hands on waist.
Magnus sighed again. He frowned and gave Kazaf a stern look. "Fine, so that's it. Ray will helping us to seek for solution. And you, my dumbass brother, you should stay under my supervision start from now on."
"Excuse me?" Kazaf looked hard to believe what Magnus said.
"Thanks to you, I'm having my power back. That means, you are my responsibility now." Magnus replied in a firm confident tone.
Kazaf raised his eyebrows. "Uh huh… You well aware that even in such circumstances, I also can overpower you easily, right?"
Magnus rolled his eyes impatiently. "Too bad to you. I think Ray will stand on my side this time, right? Please remind my troublemaker brother that he's not allow to simply use his power now. To avoid that whatever curses get further serious, of course."
"Good. Let's stick to this plan until further notice." Angel Azrael finally showed them a smiling face. "I will try to find a solution to remove the blood oath. However, Kazaf you are not allowed to use your power at temporary and… I'm strongly recommend to inform your father about this…"
"NO!" Magnus and Kazaf shouted all of sudden and it made Angel Azrael jumpy.
"You can't let my father know about this. He will get insane. And, there's no way he could forgive Lilith. Then, the other angel war begin again. Is this what you expect to see?" Kazaf asked.
Magnus nodded in agreement. "Ray, you can't tell my father. Seriously, it will only bring disaster."
"Then, what? You guys expected me to be silence? Your father deserves to know the truth, sooner or later…" Angel Azrael said.
"Then just let it be. When the right time coming, he will know for sure. There's no need us to be the one to reveal it now." Kazaf replied quietly in a calm tone.
Magnus bit his lips, looked worried.
"Besides that, about the prophecy of the next angel wars… The darkness will be coming soon." Kazaf's hand gently pressed on his hurting chest. That damn cursed mark. Then, he continued to say. "I'm starting to get worried…"
Angel Azrael frowned. "Do you mean that…Oh my dear! It can't be."
"Excuse me. Anyone cares to elaborate? You all can't just simply say something with secret codes and not giving me any proper explanation!" Magnus shouted.
Gazing at the both angels who chose to keep their mouth shut.
Then, Magnus asked harshly. "Is this because of father who deliberately to let Azazel and Jonathan to trespassing into this dimension? Is him the one who will bring the darkness again and causes the next angel wars?"
"…Wait. What all about your father let Azazel and Jonathan trespassed into this dimension?" Angel Azrael feeling confused indeed. "And what all about the darkness and next angel war things that caused by Asmodeus?"
"No, not like that. Stop guessing like this." Kazaf shook his head. "Magnus, even though our father allowed those trespassing thing, but it doesn't means him will do the evil plan like starting a war again."
"Just guessing? Good grief to hear this. That's why I'm in shocked, because I know Asmodeus won't do like that!" Angel Azrael sighed and continued. "After 'that incident', Asmodeus had sacrificed his own freedom for you two when he chose to stay at Edom. As a hell ruler, I must say these few years he really got changed a lot. He's getting better and having compassion on his people."
Magnus frowned. "What do you mean? Why you said that he choose to stay at Edom? I thought it was because Kazaf banished him after the last angel war which caused Elize…" After noticed Kazaf and Angel Azrael's facial expression looked darker and sad, Magnus immediately apologized and changed his using words.
"Uhh..Sorry, I mean, after that incident… That's why father got exiled and banished by Kazaf back to the Edom for everybody good! Doesn't it?" Magnus said.
"…So, Magnus still don't know the truth…" Angel Azrael asked softly.
Kazaf shook his head.
"Great! You two makes me look like a fool now. There's must be something that I supposed to know but I'm not knowing about that in somehow, right?" Magnus clenched his fists. "For the morning star sake. I believe that I'm old enough to learn more what I deserve to know, right? I'm no longer a child!"
Kazaf sighed deeply when Angel Azrael sent a sympathy glare at Magnus.
"Maybe we need to tell Magnus. I'm finally get it now, why Magnus hating your father that much. My stupid brother always choose to protect his pride and willing to let other people misunderstand about him… However, he never cares to explain himself. Such an idiot!" Angel Azrael commented in a defeated tone.
"Kazaf?" Magnus stared at Kazaf with a cold serious gaze.
"Fine." After a deep sigh, Kazaf continued. "Chocolate, I hope you can stop blaming our father. Maybe he's not a good man, but he's a definitely a qualified father to us."
Magnus frowned in confusion.
"The last angel war… Father is the one who assisted me to banish our other uncles and those demons back to hell. Father is the one who help me to fix the magic ward and seal the portal between the demons and humans' worlds." With a sorrowful sigh and after a short pause, Kazaf then continued sadly. "After Elize died, I was completely broken and considered like… already lost control of myself and my power… My devil side pulled me to the darkness, I… can't think properly. All I know is to kill and to destroy... Our father… When I fall from heaven… He's the one to keep me back on track, he's the one to calm me down. At the end, he changed his mind and decided to stay at Edom as a wise ruler, to maintain the order of the hell. For us."
"Yeah… That's it." Angel Azrael nodded.
Magnus totally speechless at this moment as he never thought the true story will be like this.
"Well… Back to the previous topic. Kazaf…" Angel Azrael looked at Kazaf worriedly. "If you earlier hunch not goes wrong, that means we will need a more proper plan by now. Seriously, we need to make sure your father get informed about this early…"
"Right." Kazaf sighed.
"What are you two talking about again? What hunch?" Magnus looked frustrated.
"…It's about Kazaf might be lost control issue…" Angel Azrael said.
"What?" Magnus feeling confused indeed. "What is it?"
"I think I just made one of the stupidest mistakes in my life. Chocolate, when I ended Jonathan's miserable life to correct my long time ago mistake, and when I tried to help you to get your power back… What I've done had caused the blood oath curses between Lilith and I been activated." Kazaf explained.
"Then…? So what?" Magnus asked.
"Which means… High chances of all of the efforts taken to against with this stupid blood oath curses later… I'm afraid I might be 'lost control mode' again." Kazaf took a deep breath and said honestly. "What if I am the one who caused the next angel war…? Once I lost control… I won't be able to control my mind and my action anymore. Nothing but like a servant of the beast that I even can't recognize myself."
"But you never lost control… Right?" Magnus's questioning sight made both of his kin changed to silent mode.
"What is this again? Tell me!" Magnus shouted angrily.
"Kazaf did lost control one time when… Elizabeth died." Angel Azrael said in hesitation. "Well… The situation was truly… worse... Not just like a normal family issue or family fighting drama. However, it could be seriously worse…"
"How worse it is?" Magnus frowned, asked carefully.
"Chocolate… Are you ready for the end of the world?" Said Kazaf with a complicated facial expression.
[To Be Continued]